Long story short, Steve's roommate back in Pennsylvania screwed him over and he lost the house with nowhere to go. His family rejected him and his friends had no room. My sister offered us a place to stay, which is her downstairs living room (fold-out) sofa. I came home unemployed and he couldn't get his work to transfer him out to California. We're currently rushing to find jobs in the area.
I'm grateful my sister has taken us in but I am very afraid that since we haven't lived together for so long we will start butting heads. Plus the added inconvenience of losing my privacy and not knowing how long it will take to get out of the living room and into our own place. We've agreed we will do everything we can to make her life a little easier (cleaning, dishes etc) but it terrifies me that we will get stuck in a rut living hand to mouth. While most of my family is supportive my mother is standing by waiting for this to fail, they treat it like it's a game. Saying things such as "this is a mistake, you'll see" and "this could have been planned out better" when in reality what choice did we have? Did they want me to leave him in Pennsylvania homeless during the winter?
I suppose I'm looking for some advice and/or reassurance. I'm terrified that this will bring too much stress on us, that it will tear my sister and I or Steve and I apart. Any and all advice is welcome.
I'm grateful my sister has taken us in but I am very afraid that since we haven't lived together for so long we will start butting heads. Plus the added inconvenience of losing my privacy and not knowing how long it will take to get out of the living room and into our own place. We've agreed we will do everything we can to make her life a little easier (cleaning, dishes etc) but it terrifies me that we will get stuck in a rut living hand to mouth. While most of my family is supportive my mother is standing by waiting for this to fail, they treat it like it's a game. Saying things such as "this is a mistake, you'll see" and "this could have been planned out better" when in reality what choice did we have? Did they want me to leave him in Pennsylvania homeless during the winter?
I suppose I'm looking for some advice and/or reassurance. I'm terrified that this will bring too much stress on us, that it will tear my sister and I or Steve and I apart. Any and all advice is welcome.
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